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It was a gruesome injury that Matt Mitrione suffered in his controversial fight against Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 81. Upon getting it checked by a doctor, Mitrione revealed that he suffered a broken orbital floor as well as a shoulder injury at the hands of Browne in a TKO stoppage, but not before...

While UFC 195 happened several weeks ago, these super slow motion highlights will remind you just how great of a card it was! In the main event, Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit fought for 5 rounds to a split decision that saw Lawler retain the UFC welterweight championship in what many consider a controversial decision....

Sunday night in Boston, Anthony Pettis will look to bounce back from losing his UFC lightweight title to Rafael dos Anjos, as he faces off against Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez is coming off a controversial split-decision win over Gilbert Melendez back at UFC 188, the win was Alvarez’s first under the UFC banner, and with a...

Since the news broke of Yoel Romero’s “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation” notice from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), many fighters have been roasting Romero, particularly Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who lost a controversial fight against Romero put a hot flame to his former opponent and his potential violation on Twitter. Romero’s training partner and friend Jorge Masvidal...

Yesterday it was revealed that Yoel Romero had failed an out-of-competition drug test. In addition the UFC released a statement yesterday in the wake of the announcement. Now, Jacare Souza is looking to capitalize on Romero’s failed drug test and put himself in a position to challenge Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship. At...

Back in 2013 Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on one of the greatest fights in UFC history at UFC 165 when the pair fought to a controversial decision that saw Jones retain the UFC light heavyweight championship. Prior to that however, the pair were featured as guests of honor at Legend Fight Show, where...

News surfaced late Tuesday afternoon that top ranked UFC middleweight Yoel Romero potentially failed an out of competition drug test. While details at the moment are quite scarce, the UFC released a statement via UFC.com. The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Yoel Romero of a potential Anti-Doping Policy...

It’s a part of the sport of MMA no different than any other physically demanding contact sport. Injuries can happen out of nowhere and tend to provide more shock value than entertainment. These are the unfortunate moments where fighters got injured on the job. Check out the video.

UFC 195 was an emotional night for many fighters. In the co-main event Stipe Miocic put on a spectacular performance against Andrei Arlovski, which set Miocic up for a title shot. In the main event, Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler slugged it out over the course of 5 rounds to a controversial decision that saw...

This past weekend Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit slugged it out over the course of 5 rounds, and fought to a controversial decision that saw Lawler defend his welterweight championship. Many disagreed with the decision, including UFC President Dana White, who joined the UFC Tonight crew to discuss a potential immediate rematch.

It was a controversial decision that had a lot of people arguing over who won the fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit at UFC 195 over the weekend. The split decision was ultimately given to the defending champion Robbie Lawler by the judges. However, Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner did not agree with...

" what have I been doing during my time off?………ballin!#dcknowssports #athlete #anythingcompetitive #anytime DC Posted by Daniel Cormier on Monday, January 4, 2016 Daniel Cormier had a very busy 2015. ‘DC’ kicked off 2015 by fighting Jon Jones for the light heavyweight championship in a highly anticipated grudge match which he lost. Following that he...

UFC 195 was an action packed night of fights topped off by a controversial decision at the end of a hard fought 5 round battle between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit. Ultimately the judges scored the bout in favor of Lawler, however like many, UFC President Dana White scored the bout in favor of Condit....

UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler topped the payouts from UFC 195 with a controversial split decision win over Carlos Condit to retain the championship title. Condit was next on the list where both men put on a performance to set the bar for 2016. UFC 195 officials payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (via...

Although retired from the sport of boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is definitely staying relevant in the media. From his flashy lifestyle to his vocal opinions, Mayweather has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind. Recently, Mayweather spoke with Fight Hype on how he “truly believes” racism exists in the sport of boxing,...

It was a controversial championship match that many thought could have gone either way. There was no denying that the fight was filled with action and had fans as well as fighters oozing with excitement. Although in the end, the judges gave a split decision nod to UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and left Carlos...

In the main event of UFC 195, Robbie Lawler & Carlos Condit fought to a decision that ultimately saw Lawler retain the UFC welterweight championship. The decision was a controversial one in the eyes of many, however as UFC President Dana White always says, “never leave it in the hands of the judges”. Catch the...

UFC President Dana White generally has a pretty thankless job. The UFC President is seldom praised, but is criticized rather quickly when things go wrong with UFC events. However, with that being said there is one job that the UFC President would never want to have; NFL Commissioner. He spoke on The Seth Davis Show:...

Last month Tim Kennedy revealed that he would be finally returning to the Octagon. With that being said, Kennedy didn’t give an opponent or date for his return, just that he would be coming back to fight PED users and TRT abusers. Now, according to MMAJunkie Kennedy has been forced to turn down a February...

Ahead of UFC 195, where Robbie Lawler looks to defend his UFC welterweight championship against Carlos Condit, take a look back at Lawler’s 2013 TKO win over Josh Koscheck. The win sparked Lawler’s title run, and put him on a path that lead to a UFC 171 showdown with Johny Hendricks for the vacant UFC...

The Stockton, CA Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt is set to get back in the octagon against Michael “The Menace” Johnson. The fight will go down on FOX 17 this Saturday in the Amway Center Orlando, FL. Nate Diaz like his brother, dedicated their lives to martial arts at a young age and pursued their passions...

Tony Ferguson has been on a mean streak in the UFC’s lightweight division putting in 7 straight as he finished Edson Barboza via (Braba Choke) in the second round of the contest. In the last 7 years Ferguson’s only loss came by the hands of Michael “The Mencace” Johnson back in 2012. “El Cucuy” is...

It’s been one year and 24 hours since Nate Diaz has stepped into the UFC octagon. The younger Diaz will be looking to get back into the mix in the stacked lightweight division, regardless if it’s a main event or a three rounder Diaz is as game as they come. Diaz has dropped 3 of...

A lot of people were quick to point fingers at Edmond Tarverdyan after Ronda Rousey was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193. A fellow world champion and team have extended an invitation to Rousey to join their camp. Critics and fellow fighters have had their opinions that she had the wrong game plan....

The date has already been set. April 9, 2016, one of boxing’s greats in Manny Pacquiao will fight for the last time. However, the opponent for Pacquiao’s supposed final fight in the boxing ring remains unknown but is expected to be announced on Friday, according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael. Arum told me Manny's foe will...

We’ve heard some pretty wild stories about fighters getting in altercations outside of the cage, but this story about a UFC and Pride FC veteran beating up a critic in the street while naked has to take the prize. UFC legend Frank Mir spoke on his podcast, which was transcribed by MMAMania to recall the...

This past weekend not only did Floyd Mayweather Jr. get a rare indian baby tiger during his time in Moscow, he also broke a world record! A boxing clinic put on by Mayweather broke a world record for number of participants. 791 people participated in the event as 3,000 people watched on. The record was...

News surfaced early Friday morning that UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau has been provisionally suspended as a result of a ‘potential’ USADA anti-doping policy violation. The UFC broke the news via UFC.com, which included a statement about the potential drug testing failure. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has notified both Gleison Tibau and UFC that he...

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